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Have Cake, Eat It Too 0

Brendan explains.

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The Witch Hunter 0

Donald Trump pointing at statue of Lady Justice while screaming,

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Feedom of the Press 0

Pig:  I just went to the city planner for a permit and I think he asked for a bribe.  Goat:  I think if a city official was that corrupt, he would have been exposed.  Enter a man in business suit:  By a newspaper . . . like the one I used to work for . .  . before people stopped subscribing . . . but it's okay.  Because local government will do what's right when operating unseen.  Pig:  Well, that makes me feel better.  Goat:  That might be sarcastic.  Man (shouting):  If you're not paying for journalism, you're paying for not having journalism!

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I subscribe to my local rag. Do you subscribe to yours?

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A Poem, Not by Henry Gibson 0

(Warning: Some mild language.)

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Twits on Twitter 0

What’s in a name?

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Excavation 0

Title:  Hollowed Out.  Image:  Donald Trump carving out the State Department like a Jack-o-Lantern.

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Facebook Frolics, All the News You Can Lose Dept. 0

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News with a Bias Cut 0

Shorter Jenice Anderson: Persons who complain about biased political reporting often can’t tell the difference between fact and opinion.

Follow the link for the evidence.

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Land Grab 0

James Conaway explores the reasons behind the Trump administration’s decision to relocate senior Bureau of Land Management officials to Grand Junction, Colorado. The administration’s rationale argues that the officials need to be closer to the land that they manage. Conaway is skeptical.

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“This administration just doesn’t want us handy to [a] Congress that often needs clarification of laws and advice in drafting and voting for or against new ones,” according to a federal employee who works closely with BLM staffers on any of the same issues and was understandably reluctant to be named. “Getting us out of Washington is a way to limit real professional advice going to elected officials by isolating us in the wide open and mostly empty spaces.” He pointed out that the same things is happening in the Agricultural Department, “with more to come.”

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A Tune for the Times 0

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All the News that Fits 0

Title:  There Is No Ukraine.  Frame One, captioned,

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All the News that Fits 0

David discusses the right-wing “propaganda cycle” and its disturbing implications.

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Trumpling All Hallow’s Eve 0

Couple facing a group of trick-or-treaters costumed as a Republican Elephant, Donald Trump, and a MAGA hat wearer.  Wife asks husband,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Seal of the Trumpled 0

Image of the

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Rand Gestures 0

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If You Whistle, They Will Come, Reprise 0

Donald trump looks at a case of dog whistles labeled,

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The Candidates Debate 1

And I don’t care.

In the unlikely case that you’re curious as to why I pay no attention to candidate debates, it’s that they have devolved into substance-less side shows.

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“What Are Laws, Even” 0

Title:  Extremely good faith arguments against impeachment.  Frame One, titled

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Presidented Times 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, UW Professor David P. Barash argues that there are historical precedents of these times. Here’s a few that he cites:

And yet, there have been many examples of political leaders whose mental stability has been questionable at best, and others who have been undoubtedly impaired, such as the Roman emperor Caligula, who became infamous for sexual excess and for having people killed for his personal amusement, among other pathologies; Charles VI of medieval France, who became convinced that he was made of glass and was terrified that at any moment he might break . . . .

Follow the link for more presidential precedents.

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“You Can’t Tell the Players without a Program” 0

Clifford Lazarus offers a guide to understanding the Trumpling.

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